chalcid fly : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chalcid fly	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for chalcid fly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chalcid fly n any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects Synonym(s): chalcid fly, chalcidfly, chalcid, chalcid wasp
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chalcid fly \Chal"cid fly`\ [From Gr. chalko`s copper; in allusion to its metallic colors.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects ({Chalcidid[91]}. Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on insects.